Secret Life's Francia Raisa Talks About Her New Fame!

In The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Adrian is known as the majorette who causes drama with other girls' BFs! But the character also has a deeper side - she is an excellent student and has a ton of vulnerabilities from her family life. We sat down with actress Francia Raisa to get a sneak preview of what's next for her controversial character, and to see what the real Francia is like (super fun and sweet)!

17: How do your friends respond to your character? FR: It's weird. Some people hate me and some girls are like, "I'm just like you - I love you!" A lot of people are really afraid to go up to me because they'll think I'll snap at them.

17: And you have none of that in you? FR: None of it!

17: Do you wear sunglasses when you don't want to be recognized? FR: I went to Universal Studios recently and I wore big sunglasses but I still got recognized a little bit.

17: Did you expect for this to happen when you first started Secret Life? FR: I was hoping for it! But I didn't expect it to be so fast. Before the show premiered I was like, 'Guys watch it! It's a really good show'! Now my friends actually really like it.

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